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A wiki is a special type of website that allows all of its visitors to edit and expand its content and structure.  Editing a wiki is far simpler than modifying a typical website.  Doing so does not require the usual skills with [[HTML]] Editors, [[FTP]] and the like.  Typically, it is just a matter of hitting the “edit this page” button on any page (even this one) which needs improving.  Wikis are architected from the start for participation.
'''What is a wiki''' — a {{tag|wiki}} site is a [[:Category:Website|website]] where [[:Category:Wiki people|people]] can quickly and easily add or [[edit]] its content, typically by clicking an 'Edit' link, tab or button.  [[Wiki]] sites are intended to facilitate content creation by encouraging collaboration and cooperation.  Unlike [[:Category:Content management system|content management systems]] (CMS) that only allow [[administrator]]s to edit content, pages on a wiki site can usually be edited by anyone, often without creating an account.


You can write whatever you want, just so long as it's not offensive or irrelevant to the community.  Below are some external links to learn more about wikis:
In principle, anyone can write whatever they want on this wiki site, but the community of this wiki site expect you to limit your contributions to the [[WikiIndex:About|topic of this wiki]], avoid offensive language, and respect copyright.  We keep our wiki site clean, and delete [[spam]] and / or other unwanted content in a timely fashion.


==More on Wikis / External Links==
For more on wikis, see [[Wikipedia: Wiki]], and [[CommunityWiki: WhyWikiWorks]], and [[Wikipedia: History of wikis]].
* [http://www.recentchanges.info RecentChanges.info Weblog]
* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/umlaut.html Heavy Metal Umlaut] (screencast on how a wiki can develop - worth the 9 minutes)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki Wikipedia on Wikis]
* [http://careo.elearning.ubc.ca/~blamb/wikiradio/ Wiki Radio Tutorial]
* This simple illustration at [[CommunityWiki]]:[http://www.communitywiki.org/en/WhyWikiWorks WhyWikiWorks]
** [[WikiIndex:ToDo]] Need to get interlinks working


Try it out, on any page, click on the edit.  Don't worry you won't break it. I'll try not to :-)
;''Try it out
On any page, click on the Edit link.  Don't worry, you won't break it!


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[[Category:WikiIndex]]
[[Category:Wiki idea]]

Latest revision as of 17:54, 29 May 2024

What is a wiki — a wiki site is a website where people can quickly and easily add or edit its content, typically by clicking an 'Edit' link, tab or button. Wiki sites are intended to facilitate content creation by encouraging collaboration and cooperation. Unlike content management systems (CMS) that only allow administrators to edit content, pages on a wiki site can usually be edited by anyone, often without creating an account.

In principle, anyone can write whatever they want on this wiki site, but the community of this wiki site expect you to limit your contributions to the topic of this wiki, avoid offensive language, and respect copyright. We keep our wiki site clean, and delete spam and / or other unwanted content in a timely fashion.

For more on wikis, see Wikipedia: Wiki, and CommunityWiki: WhyWikiWorks, and Wikipedia: History of wikis.

Try it out

On any page, click on the Edit link. Don't worry, you won't break it!

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